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Presiding Bishop's Easter Message 2013  "Easter celebrates the victory of light and life over darkness and death," Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori rejoices in her Easter Message 2013. Easter Message 2013
Rejoice, rejoice and sing, rejoice and be glad... for earth and heaven are joined and humanity is reconciled to God! [1] As the Lenten season ends in Easter rejoicing, note what has been wrought in you this year. A remarkable cross-section of America has been practicing Lenten disciplines, even some who are not active Christians. [2] There is a deep hunger in our collective psyche to re-orient our lives toward life and light, healing and peace. We share a holy hunger for clarity about what is good and life-giving, and we yearn to re-focus on what is most central and important in life. Easter celebrates the victory of light and life over darkness and death. God re-creates and redeems all life from dead, dry, and destroyed bones. We are released from the bonds of self-obsession, addiction, and whatever would steal away the radical freedom of God-with-us. Our lives re-center in what is most holy and creative, the new thing God is continually doing in our midst. Practicing vulnerability toward the need and hunger of others around us, we have cultivated compassionate hearts. We join in baptismal rebirth in the midst of Jesus' own passing-over. The wonder of the resurrection is upon us once more. May we embrace God's ever-new life with every cell of our being, every yearning of our soul, and every muscle of our will. Christ is risen, death is vanquished, humanity is restored to holy and creative relationship with God's ongoing and eternal liveliness. Praise God who brings light out of darkness, life out of death, and newness out of the stale and moribund. Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church
[1] From the Exsultet, Book of Common Prayer pp 286-7
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Calling all registered nurses!  Procter Summer Camp is in need of nurses (licensed RN's or LPN's) who would like to volunteer their time and talent this summer at Procter Summer Camp. It is required that we have a nurse on-site during all camp sessions, and we need your help to make this happen! If you, or someone you know, may be interested in volunteering for a 3-day or week-long session between June 7 and August 6, to serve as our camp nurse, please contact Camp Director, Rob Konkol at youth@diosohio.org. |
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The Rev. Anne Reed, Canon for Mission, will be making a trip to the Dominican Republic in April to visit our diocesan missionaries, Drs. Michael and Anita Dohn, and to participate in the Encounter in Mission event sponsored by the Diocese of the Dominican Republic.
A request from that diocese has been put out for clergy attire: shirts, albs, stoles; and altar linens. If you have any of these items you would like to offer our sisters and brothers in the DR, please get them to the Diocesan Office by Friday, April 5. For more information, contact Canon Reed at 800.582.1712 or areed@diosohio.org. |
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Music at Christ Church Cathedral in April
Music Live at Lunch Performances
Music Live at Lunch, Christ Church Cathedral's weekly concert series, will feature the following performers in April.
April 2: Miami University Men's Glee Club; Jeremy D. Jones, director (nave) April 9: Esther Nam, soprano; Song Nam, piano
April 16: Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers: Ballads and bluegrass
April 23: Raison D'Etre: Folk music trio
April 30: Queen City Trio: Piano, cello, violin
 These free concerts are presented on Tuesday at 12:10 p.m. Patrons may bring their lunch or buy one at the cathedral for $5. All performances are in the Centennial Chapel unless listed as being in the cathedral nave.
Kim Heindel (organ) and Alan Siebert (trumpet) to give organ recital
at Christ Church Cathedral in April
Kim Heindel, concert organist, Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, and Alan Siebert, professor of trumpet, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, will perform in a recital presented by Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, April 21, at 5 p.m. The concert is part of a series offered by the cathedral on third Sundays, October through May. The Cincinnati chapter of the American Guild of Organists is a co-sponsor. For more information call 513.621.1817, or visit www.christchurchcincinnati.org/music/organrecitals.
Christ Church Cathedral is located at 318 East Fourth Street, downtown Cincinnati. For more information, call 513.621.1817.
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Recruiting GreenFaith Fellows  Are you passionate about addressing the environment as a person of faith? If yes - the GreenFaith Fellowship Program may be for you. Friday, June 1 is the annual application deadline for the program - an 18-month, interfaith education and training program for religious-environmental leaders. More thank 100 leaders - from the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Unitarian traditions - make up the Fellowship community. They're from 35 states, 3 Canadian Provinces, and Europe. |
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Stategic Planning in Congregations
An Alban In-Depth seminar
Do you need to learn how to design and lead planning in your congregation?
Alban has a learning event designed to teach the skills and processes that will help you chart a course of effectiveness and vitality in your congregation.
The training, presented by Dan Hotchkiss, Consultant, expert on strategic and financial planning and author of Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership, will take place April 16-18 at the Doubletree Airport Hotel near Cincinnati. This event will show you how to build a planning team and choose a planning strategy that incorporates both organizational techniques and methods of discerning God's will in religious community.
Click here for more information about this seminar and about commuter rates that might be available to you! |
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Click here to see the diocesan calendar |
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2014 Budget applications
The 2014 budget process has begun. Applications are available on the finance page of the Diocesan website.
Applications are due April 1. If you have questions contact the diocesan finance officer David Robinson at DRobinson@diosohio.org or 800.582.1712. |
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Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
The duty of all Christians is to follow Christ; to come together week by week for corporate worship; and to work, pray, and give for the spread of the kingdom of God.
Our Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is listed both in a perpetual calendar and a Word document on the diocesan website and is updated frequently.
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21st Century Faith Formation training
Would you like to help your congregation develop a plan for growing faith and reaching out to your community? Would you like to see your congregation members practice their faith everyday, both in and out of church? Would you like to experience a renewed energy in your congregation?
The vision and practice of 21st Century Faith Formation is a three-day interactive educational program for pastors, faith formation leaders and staff in all Christian congregations and it's coming to Columbus June 11-13!
- Understand the new context of faith formation and the diverse religious and spiritual needs of all generations
- Understand the emerging vision of 21st century learning and faith formation
- Envision faith formation in the "Age of Networks" and learn how to create a Lifelong Faith Formation Network for the 21st century
- Discover a variety of 21st century approaches and resources for faith formation in the congregation, at home and online
- Develop an understanding of the vision and principles for connected and networked models of faith formation for the 21st century
- Learn how to design faith formation networks to address the religious and spiritual needs of all ages and generations
- Learn how to use the new digital media and web technologies in faith formation
- Develop the skills for curating religious content and experiences for all ages and generations
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Flourish in Faith Conference
Are you ready to blossom in stewardship? Are you looking to plant the seeds of faithful giving in your congregation and diocese? Do you want to network with others passionate about generosity and discipleship? If so, be sure to register for the 2013 Flourish in Faith Stewardship Conference on July 12-13 at the Episcopal Commons of Utah, in Salt Lake City.
The conference, sponsored by The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS), is designed to offer congregational and diocesan stewardship teams theological, scriptural and practical aspects of stewardship formation and annual giving. Keynote speakers Sister Joan Chittister and Bishop Bruce Caldwell from the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming will explore: what does it mean to flourish in our faith? How do we find our ground of faith? Is it rooted in a God of abundance, or do we let our faith wither in a culture of scarcity?
For the first time ever, TENS will be able to broadcast an opening worship, three plenary addresses and four designated workshops via webcast. TENS has brought its message of inspiring generosity and faithful discipleship to the wider church for the past sixteen years-one conference at a time. Common refrains heard after each conference add up to: "This conference was great; it really changed how I think about stewardship. I wish the whole church could have been here."
Now, thanks to the generous and prescient leadership in the Episcopal Diocese of Utah, TENS can offer this conference (most of it) to the wider church, all via a web registration price of $75. We extend our gratitude to Bishop Hayashi, The Rev Mike Mayor, Chair of the Diocesan Stewardship Commission, and other diocesan leadership for equipping the Episcopal Church Center in Utah to serve their diocese, their community and the wider Episcopal Church through sacred space and connectivity.
Join us in person or via the web to the Flourish in Faith Conference and blossom in Stewardship.
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